When the seat belt and tensioner assembly failed in mine... it worked when I had shut the car off, but on start up would not pull free from the pillar when I went to put it on. Once home and with the trim was removed, the cable to the firing piston was loose and the belt retracted in and would not b...

With some help from this site I was able to read enough postings in order to determine that the Fire Piston on the belt tensioner assembly can trigger for no apparent reason at high mileage. I wasn't able to find one through my local salvage yard and none at the time were available on their link sys...

Don't forget about the Condenser as well as all of the compression joints... I'm an HVAC Tech for residential and commercial systems, Auto works on the same principals. Before investing the "Big Bucks" on a Vac-Pumps and tools, see if you can obtain an injectible dye for 134A and an Ultrav...

I'll keep you all posted.... Snow is gone, the Flood waters are receding, and my tools won't stick to my hands anymore. Not to mention that we all have an extra hour of daylight this weekend (USA). My referance as to the feel of the slider, is that there is hardly any feeling of contact to anything ...

and that's on pins 1 & 4 of the control when pulled? I think you're on to it... The slider on the control just feels whimpy as if theres no contact on the potentiometer.

Thanks Mate... I was leaning toward this route since the slider didn't feel as there was any resistance when moving. I was hoping to jump across the reostat to prove the failure before spending $$$ on a guess.

P.S. I did the timing belt, tensioner pullies, and pump myself along with cap, rotor, plugs, & wires... cam lock tool and tensioning tool for just under $500.... a little knuckle skin, and the full combination of choice profanities.

I can't speak for the V70 series, but I picked up a 1995 850GLT with 194K pretty cheap when I blew a head gasket on my main ride last year mid-winter. I'm ready to turn 205K and she still runs like a raped ape. This site will save you big $$$ if you're handy with the tools, Volvo made them easy to w...

PART 2: I just pulled the schematic from the wiring diagram section of the Repair Database, I'm looking to see if I can bypass the reostat/dimmer portion to see if the lights are restored. At 204K... electrical gremlins can be anywhere and I don't want create a short or bigger problem.

1995 850GLT began erratic illumination of the instrument cluster, sometimes the lights were on but would occasionally blink on & off, now they went off completely. All of the gauges work and warning lights illuminate, but I can't see any of them including the speedometer at night. I pulled the d...